Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3230 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $650
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MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.072 grams), Corinth mint, issued c.310 - 290 B..C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, NO under throne, cornucopiae to left, to right **ALEXANDROU, below **BASILEWS*, (cf.S.6713, Price 691 (p.158, Pl.XXXVIII), BMC 691, M.877, SNG Munich 483-4, ). Well centred on the obverse, weakness on leg of Zeus, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
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